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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults
& Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 8:22 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 296
PUBYAC Digest 296
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) PUBYAC's host, Prairienet, needs your help
by "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
2) Re: Barcoding
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
3) Re: Trick-or-Treat Rules Summary
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
4) Re: Barcoding
by Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
5) Re: High-Low books
by Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
6) Making Silly putty?
by "Jean Nichols" <jean@clarksville.org>
7) YAs as problem patrons
by Mary K Chelton <mchelton@pop.mail.rcn.net>
8) Re: holiday candy
by Paulalef@aol.com
9) Bar Codes
by Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
10) unattended children
by "Catherine Paulsen" <cpaulsen67@hotmail.com>
11) Need advice on preschool visit!
by "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org>
12) Grinch Help!
by Shannen McMahon <shanm@monroe.lib.mi.us>
13) URGENT! Grinch activities
by "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>
14) standing order series paperbacks
by "Chapman, Jan" <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
15) YA nonfiction - interfile or not?
by Maggi Rohde <maggi@intranet.org>
16) Re: Barcoding
by "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
17) Call for writers
by "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
18) Stumper Answer
by Patricia Doughty <pdoughty@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us>
19) Stumper
by Natalie <nattiek@yahoo.com>
20) Help with book challenge
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
21) Stumper: Fable of Obstinate Ruler
by "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
22) stumper : kids living in a box?
by "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
23) Stumper: Davey Crockett Readers
by "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nslsilus.org>
24) Remember objections to "Left Behind" series?
by Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz>
25) Scary Books
by "Elizbeth O'Brien" <elizbetho@hotmail.com>
26) Mouse/Night before Christmas
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
27) Teens Best Book Survey Results - Teen Read Week
by "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
28) Harry Potter Lexicon
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
29) STUMPER: Pig With World Map on His Side
by "Grant, Sara" <scgrant@city.surrey.bc.ca>
30) Between Easy Readers & Hard Chapter Books
by "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
31) job opening in GA
by "Sharon Deeds" <sldeeds@mindspring.com>
32) Filtering and Montgomery County, Maryland
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Barcoding
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:15:06 CST
We also put the barcodes on the items themselves--
matching strips for the book & the tape--& then put
them in a plastic bag. They are entered into our
computer system as a book & tape combo so that the
clerk knows to check for both pieces when they are
returned.
--- Shanla Brookshire <shanlab@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Angela,
> On the item itself is the best bet. Otherwise,
> it would be easier to
> destroy if it was on a plastic hanging bag.
> Hope this helps!
>
Shanla Brookshire
>
Children's Librarian
>
Lovett Memorial Library
>
Pampa, TX 79065
> MLS graduate of Emporia State University!
>
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Trick-or-Treat Rules Summary
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:24:15 CST
Before we end the discussion about trick-or-treat
regulations, I do want to add that it's too bad that
eastern daylight time can't be extended one extra week
so that it ends after Halloween instead of before so
that the kids on the 31st would get an extra daylight
hour.
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From: Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Barcoding
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:31:42 CST
Our AV kits are in bags also. We barcode both pieces,
the book and cassette, so that we know that both have
gone out and have been returned. We also have a
policy that if either piece is lost, the patron must
pay for the entire kit. This policy is stated in a
typed label on the AV kit bag.
Hope this helps,
Georgi
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Georgi Sandgren
Children's Librarian
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, New York 11730-2896
631-581-9200 ext. 6
ivylane3@yahoo.com
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From: Georgi Sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: High-Low books
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:40:11 CST
I've always been very happy with the suggestions
offered in Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen
Readers by Gale W. Sherman, and the sequel. However,
the age group it targets may be a little older than
what you're looking for.
Georgi
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Georgi Sandgren
Children's Librarian
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, New York 11730-2896
631-581-9200 ext. 6
ivylane3@yahoo.com
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From: "Jean Nichols" <jean@clarksville.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Making Silly putty?
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:47:43 CST
Dear Collective Brains,
Recently someone shared a program idea where they used a silly putty
that they had made. I have searched for this program idea in my old
e-mail files and can't for the life of me find it. Could someone please
send it to me again? Thank you in advance for your help.
Jean Nichols
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From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@pop.mail.rcn.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, yalsa-l@ala.org
Subject: YAs as problem patrons
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:55:51 CST
Hi Guys!
I need you. I'm working on an article called "The Problem Patron that
Public Libraries Created: The Normal Adolescent," and I'd appreciate
some feedback on how problematic YAs are considered these days. I
constantly hear anecdotal stuff about negative staff attitudes, but
they are hardly mentioned in the published "problem patron"
literature, with the exception of an article a couple years ago in
Public Libraries. I asked on PUBLIB and the responses indicate that
angry or staring or dangerous or mentally ill adults seem to be much
more bothersome to that audience. Am I in a time warp here and
everybody suddenly loves YAs? If so, please let me know.
If you don't mind being quoted directly, also let me know;
otherwise, there will be no personal attribution.
Thanks,
Mary K. Chelton
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From: Paulalef@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: holiday candy
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:03:11 CST
For Hanukkah, the tradition is "Gelt", which is foil wrapped
chocolates that
look like coins. They tend to come in net bags at this time of year, but
it's
probable that someone carries larger quantities as well, which should cost
less.
Paula Lefkowitz
Parsippany (NJ) PL
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From: Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Bar Codes
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:11:12 CST
We also use bags for our book/cassette packages. We used to put the bar
code on the bag but switched a couple of years ago to putting a bar code
on the cassette and on the book and putting no identification on the
bag. This way both pieces can be charged out, so if it comes back in
the wrong bag or without a bag we still can account for the pieces. We
also have a record on the patron's card until all has been returned. We
have far fewer problems with mismatched sets or bags returned with out
both pieces since we can track back to who still has the missing item.
We treat the bags as expendable/exchangeable and use them until they are
pretty decrepit. It's the book/tape that we worry about, not the
package, and bar coding each item pretty much takes care of that
problem.
Carol Chatfield
Ilsley Public Library
Middlebury, Vt
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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From: "Catherine Paulsen" <cpaulsen67@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: unattended children
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:18:35 CST
how do you handle unattended children in the library? Do you have a policy
that depends on age? e.g. 12 and under etc. I would appreciate your
input.
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From: "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Need advice on preschool visit!
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:26:49 CST
Howdy, all:
The collective brain is a wonderful thing! You guys make me sound a lot
smarter than I really am...Once again, I ask for some advice. Next
week, I have several daycare centers making library visits. The kids
are mostly 3 & 4 years of age. I have conducted library visits with
older kids, but never with groups this young, and I need help! What can
I do with them that won't bore them to tears, yet will take up about 45
minutes of time? Any ideas are more than appreciated....story
suggestions, crafts, whatever! I'm drawing a blank!
Thanks in advance!
Jennifer Needham
Brainerd Memorial Library
Haddam, CT
jneedham@haddampl.libct.org
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From: Shannen McMahon <shanm@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Grinch Help!
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:34:10 CST
Hi! I'm in desperate need of an easy, cool, and cheap craft to go with
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas". A movie theater has asked me to read
the
story before one of their showings of the movie and also would like a
craft. It's nuts, but hey it is the Christmas Season! If anyone is
interested, I will send the ideas I get to your e-mail or back to the
list. You can send to me off line. Remember Please, Easy, Easy, Easy,
Cheap, Cheap,Cheap ( I will even forgo the cool if necessary). Thanks a
bunch. You all are GREAT! Shannen
PS. I have to have it by Nov.18th.
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From: "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: URGENT! Grinch activities
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:43:12 CST
We are having a "Christmas with the Grinch" programme on December 8.
=
We've thought of making the antlers for Max and found a few word games =
on the Internet. I'm going to bake a green cake. Someone posted a
list =
of ideas on this listserv only a few weeks ago. We printed out, then =
deleted that particular digest. Now I can't find that printout =
anywhere. If you made that posting can you please resubmit it? You can =
send it directly to me. Any other ideas would also be more than =
welcome.
Marguerite
childlib@welland.library.on.ca
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From: "Chapman, Jan" <jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: standing order series paperbacks
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Hi all:
It's that time of year again--time to submit my standing order for popular
series paperbacks. I am looking at some fairly recent series that have
been
out for a little while and I am wondering if some of them are a big hit with
your YA readers. Some examples are: Replica, Turning Seventeen,
Seventh
Tower, Charmed, Roswell High, etc.
Those of you who order series paperbacks on standing order, could you take a
moment and send me your "top 10" of series paperbacks--basically the
ones
that circulate the most and are the most popular among your teens. Let me
know what you think of any newer ones that look like they are catching on
fast! I am also going to run the catalog list by my Teen Advisory Board to
get suggestions from my real live constituency (I've been watching too much
election coverage, sorry!).
Thanks so much for your help. This listserv is terrific!
Jan Chapman
YA Librarian
Norton Branch Library
Akron-Summit County Public Library
jchapman@ascpl.lib.oh.us
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little
statesmen, philosophers, and divines."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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From: Maggi Rohde <maggi@intranet.org>
To: PUBYAC List <PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: YA nonfiction - interfile or not?
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:47:17 CST
[Crossposted to YALSA-BK and PUBYAC; sorry for any duplication.]
YA collection maintainers: do you interfile your YA nonfiction with other
parts of your collection? Do you even *have* a YA nonfiction
collection? Why or why not?
Please respond to maggi@intranet.org,
and include the size of your library
in your response.
-Maggi Rohde, Milan Public Library, MI
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From: "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Barcoding
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We put ours on the top right corner of the bags, just below the flap. It
all depends on how your circulation department plans to scan them. Make it
easy for them!
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Youth Services
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)839-5007 - voice
(715)833-5310 - fax
www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us
ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us
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>>> davisang@carrollsweb.com
11/06/00 12:13PM >>>
We are getting ready to barcode our library for the first time. I was
wondering how other libraries barcode and/or security strip books and
cassettes. Ours are in hanging bags and we are trying to decide the best
placement of the barcode.
Angela Davis
Emporia Public Library
110 e 6th
Emporia KS 66801
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From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
To: "PUBYAC List (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>,
Subject: Call for writers
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:51:11 CST
Greetings,
My name is Sean George, and I have been a member of the
list for a
while now. I was recently approached by Greenwood Press about editing a
book on developing non-book collections for YAs. Toward this end I am
hoping some of you who have expertise in this area will be interested in
contributing a chapter. A general description of the book follows, ending
with a list of the topics that need to be addressed. If you are
interested, please respond to me as soon as possible (autoreply, or use the
contact info at the bottom).
Description:
Filling a spot in the Greenwood Professional Guides to
Young Adult
Librarianship series, this book will address issues involved in developing
non-book collections for teenage library patrons. This work is intended
for public and school librarians serving patrons between 13 and 19 years
old. While the information to be covered in this book may already be
available in articles scattered throughout the various professional jour
nals, no other work brings these issues together in one volume.
This book will begin by discussing the importance of
having different
media formats available to attract teens to the library. Magazines,
graphic novels, audiobooks, music recordings, videos, electronic reference
sources, websites, other computer software, and the burgeoning realm of
e-books will be covered in the subsequent chapters. Each chapter will
address one of these various formats individually, discussing specific
advantages and disadvantages as well as core collection titles, selection
and weeding criteria, review sources, shelving and display considerations,
and potential programming connections. An appendix will list all of the
review sources mentioned with publication information and cross-references
to the full discussions of each one in the preceding chapters. Other end
matter will include a combined bibliography and general index.
Chapters for which we need authors:
1. Importance of non-book collections for teens
2. Magazines
3. Graphic novels/comic books
4. Audiobooks
5. Music
6. Videos
7. Electronic reference works
8. Computer software
9. Websites
10. E-books
I hope some of you will be interested in this opportunity. If so, you can
reply to this e-mail, or contact me at work: 504-785-8464 (9-5, M-F), or at
home: 504-764-9952 (after 5:00 & weekends).
Thanks for your time and consideration.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sean P. S. George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish (LA) Library
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From: Patricia Doughty <pdoughty@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Answer
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:53:21 CST
Hi All,
Thanks to everyone who answered my stumper about the island survivor. It
was indeed Island Keeper by Harry Mazer and we even have it in our
collection. And it is checked out. What a marvelous help you all
are.
Pat Doughty
Fort Collins Public Library
Fort Collins, CO 80524
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From: Natalie <nattiek@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:55:27 CST
Hi,
I had a patron looking for a book and was hoping all
of you can help me find the author and title. All he
knows is it's a picture book about a little boy who
watches a girl eat in school. He then goes to a
restaurant and orders the same food she ate - tomato
soup, fried chicken, and chocolate cake among them.
E-mail me off list with any title ideas.
Thanks!!
Natalie
=====
Natalie Kramer
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
Farmingdale, NY
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help with book challenge
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:57:34 CST
Hi, everyone -
I've received a patron complaint about the book "Some Swell Pup" by
Maurice Sendak. According to library policy, in responding to the
complaint I need to cite reviews of the work in question.
My problem is that our library's periodical collection only goes back to
1980, and this book was published in 1976. There is one very short
review on the Books in Print w/reviews disc (from Publisher's Weekly,
Sept. 1976), but I could use others. I've checked Amazon and Barnes &
Noble online with no luck.
Does anyone know if there are other reviews of this book available and
where I might be able to locate them? I'd appreciate any ideas.
--
Becky Ann Smith, Children's Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
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From: "Shari Haber" <shaber@mcls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Fable of Obstinate Ruler
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:59:25 CST
Forgive the cross-posting, but I'm trying to maximize my returns.
Our patron is looking for a story, possibly a fable, about a ruler who =
declares that things are as he terms them to be. In other words, if it =
is day, and he says its night, his subjects are to assume that it is =
night. If he says green is blue, so be it. Any ideas on what this =
fable/story might be. I'm stumped (although it sounds vaguely =
familiar). TIA.
Shari Haber
shaber@mcls.org
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From: "Lori Osmon" <loriosmon@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper : kids living in a box?
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:01:27 CST
A patron is looking for a book. All he remembers is that it was about kids
living in a box. He said it was not the boxcar children. Anyone have
any
ideas as to what the title and author may be. If you would e-mail me your
answers that would be great. e-mail is loriosmon@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Lori Osmon
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From: "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nslsilus.org>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Davey Crockett Readers
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:03:34 CST
We are trying to help a woman who remembers a series of books she loved
from her childhood. She thinks the series name is Davey Crockett Readers,
although the series title could include Daniel Boone instead. She read
them at school 30 years ago, and they were newish (or at least newish
copies). She thought they might have some connection to SRA.
So far I've tried a regional database and WorldCat, talked with the
librarian at a textbook/school-oriented special library, and called two
SRA 800 numbers (but found no one in the company to talk with).
Anyone with a tip to help this lady find those fondly recalled books would
be much appreciated.
Faith Brautigam
Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL 60120
E Mail: fbrautig@nslsilus.org
Phone: 847-742-2411 Fax: 847-742-0485
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From: Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Remember objections to "Left Behind" series?
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:05:29 CST
Hi everyone,
We'd greatly appreciate your help in reminding us (since the archives aren't
available) what the sentiment of discussion was in relation to the series,
"Left Behind". Does anyone have a summary of the discussion, in
particular,
the objections that were raised?
Thanks in advance to those who can help! Please reply directly to me.
Ingrid
Ingrid Henderson; Assistant Children's and Young Person's Librarian
Nelson Public Library
Ph (03) 546-0419
ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz
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From: "Elizbeth O'Brien" <elizbetho@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Scary Books
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:07:44 CST
Hello!
I work with Pre-k to 6. I am preparing a book order list for grades 3 to 6
and I am looking for books both fiction and non-fiction that are scary.
Thank you!
Elizabeth O'Brien
St. Ann
New York, NY
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mouse/Night before Christmas
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:09:43 CST
Help I am doing a mouse story time in Dec. and would like to find a =
version of The Night Before Christmas that actually has an illustration =
of "not even a mouse" stirring. I have looked at copies by Brett and =
Manning and also The Bear's Night before Christmas to no avail. Thanks =
for any help.=20
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: "Esther Murphy" <emurphy@ala.org>
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Teens Best Book Survey Results - Teen Read Week
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:11:37 CST
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda Waddle
November 3, 2000
312-280-4391
lwaddle@ala.org
Harry Potter tops Teen Read Week poll; libraries nationwide celebrate week
with special programs
When asked what was the best book they had read this year so far, teens
overwhelmingly picked Harry Potter. Thousands of young adults logged onto
TeenHoopla@ala.org/teenhoopla
to cast their vote during the third annual
Teen Read Week, October 15-21. The Top 20 books receiving the most votes
are a mixture of adult and young adult literature and reflect the wide range
of reading choices of today's teens.
Christian literature was represented by The Book of Mormon, which came in
second behind the Harry Potter books, by J.K. Rowling. Popular young adult
author Gary Paulsen captured three slots in the Top 20 with Hatchet (3),
Brian's Return (6) and Brian's Winter (19). Old favorites such as
the
Outsiders (5), by S. E. Hinton, and The Hobbit (16), by J. R. R. Tolkien,
also made the list. Nonfiction titles included Yoga For Teens (12), by Thia
Luby, Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul (14), edited by Jack Canfield and
others, and Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding (20), by Michael
Brooke. A complete list of the Top 20 can be found at
http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla.
Teen Read Week is sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association,
a division of the American Library. More than 200 libraries took up this
year's theme, "Take Time to Read," with a variety of fun activities
for
teens. U32 Junior Senior High School in Montpelier, Vt., held a Library
Read-In for more than 300 students. The students selected books ahead of
time and spent 1-1/2 hours reading silently. They brought pillows, stuffed
animals and made themselves comfortable. "It was wonderful to see
hundreds
of students lounging on the library floor, reading silently," reported
Daniel A. Greene, library media specialist at the school.
The Mabel C. Fry Public Library in Yukon, Oklahoma, had a "Quiet Room"
set
up daily, after school, for the teens to come and read. Drinks and snacks
were provided. Teens used time cards to sign in and out daily, logging the
number of hours read. For each 30 minutes, participants earned 50 points.
Time cards were totaled at the end of the week and prizes (gift certificates
to local stores or attractions) were awarded based on the number of points
earned.
Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Libraries celebrated with a Survivor
Booklist. Eleven popular titles were in a five-week battle to remain on the
list, starting September 11. Each week teens eliminated two titles from
the
list. Who survived? The Outsiders topped all, including The Giver,
by Lois
Lowry (#10 in the Teen Read Week survey), Brian's Winter and Chicken Soup
for the Teenage Soul III.
The Houston (Texas) Public Library offered area teens a variety of programs
and resources to celebrate Teen Read Week 2000. Authors Annette Curtis
Klause and Joan Lowery Nixon gave presentations. Creative writing
workshops, poetry slams and Harry Potter parties were also featured. A
"Teens Only" page on the library Web site made its debut, and a new
reading
list, "Greatest Hits: A Collection of Booklists for Teens," was
introduced.
"In Houston, some teens took time, if not to read, then at least to come to
a library program, said Youth Services Coordinator Patrick Jones.
National Teen Read Week partners include the American Association of School
Administrators, American Booksellers Association, National Association of
Secondary School Principals, National Education Association, National
Council of Teachers of English and TeenInk.
Speak Up Press, has just joined on as a national partner. The press
publishes "Speak Up," a national, annual art and literary journal
featuring
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, photography and artwork of young people
ages 13 to19 years old from across the country and around the world.
"Speak
Up" is produced by a local and online teen advisory board.
The Teen Read Week initiative is sponsored by Barnes and Noble Booksellers
and Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.
Teen Read Week will be celebrated in 2001, October 14-20.
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Harry Potter Lexicon
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:14:02 CST
from LII Week Listowner and Coordinator of the
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
The Harry Potter Lexicon - http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/
If you can't remember, or
never knew, the difference
between blast-ended
skrewts and flobberworms, then this
is the site for you. In
keeping with the great masters of
fantasy before her, J. K.
Rowling has created a world of
her own, complete with an
extensive lexicon. This
intelligently designed,
eminently browsable, and easily
searchable site will
serve everyone from the Harry Potter
fanatic to the hopelessly
lost muggle. Besides easy access
to the people, places,
and things in the Potter series, one
will find here an
excellent timeline of events and a guide to
other resources
concerning the world's favorite
wizard-in-training. - rms
Subjects: Children's
literature
_________________________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-4225
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html
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From: "Grant, Sara" <scgrant@city.surrey.bc.ca>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Pig With World Map on His Side
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:15:59 CST
A patron is trying to find a book about a pig with the map of the world on
his side. The author of this book also wrote a book about a lion in which
the animal's mane keeps growing and growing. The patron says this book was
very popular 30 years ago. Ring any bells?
Please respond directly to me at: scgrant@city.surrey.bc.ca
Thanks, Sara Grant
Manager of Youth Services
Surrey Public Library
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From: "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
To: "Tally Peters" <tallyp.MAIL.ECLIBRARY@eauclaire.lib.wi.us>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Between Easy Readers & Hard Chapter Books
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:18:08 CST
Hello,
I would like any suggestions you may have for titles that children may read
to "bridge the gap" between Easy Reader books and Hard Chapter books.
These
books are sometimes called "Bridge Books". I would prefer titles
from
1994-present if possible. If you'd like, I could look through and check
the
dates if you aren't sure of them. I will post a bibliography of all the
suggestions. Thank you in advance for all of your help!
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Youth Services
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)839-5007 - voice
(715)833-5310 - fax
www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us
ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us
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From: "Sharon Deeds" <sldeeds@mindspring.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: job opening in GA
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:20:10 CST
Youth Services Librarian (full time) for busy library located in west =
central Georgia, 30 minutes south of Atlanta.
Responsibilities include programming, outreach, collection development, =
reader's advisory and reference for children and young adultts. =
Supervise staff of 2.
Requires MLS from an ALA accredited program. Salary range: $38,000.00 - =
44,000.00 dependant upon qualifications and experience. Position open =
until filled.
For full job requirements, description and benefits, contact Carrie =
Zeiger, 25 Hospital Rd., Newnan, GA 30263
Phone 770-253-3625 or email czeiger@westga.edu
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Filtering and Montgomery County, Maryland
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:22:14 CST
from Allen Allen Hengst
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Filtering software -- that Montgomery County, Maryland, officials had
hoped to install by year's end in every public library to protect minors
from inappropriate Internet content -- failed to block nine out of ten
adult-oriented Web sites in a recent test, according to the Alliance for
Better Library services (ABLS), an independent citizen watchdog group.
The ninety-minute test was conducted on the "INET Library Plus" system
designed by Inventive Communications in Wayne, Nebraska. In addition to
failing to block 90% of the explicit sites, testers found that INET
erroneously blocked three out of 38 -- or 8% -- of the protected speech
sites, including: "Envirolink -- The Online Environmental Community,"
the
"Safer Sex Page" and the "AIDS Quilt."
The front-page coverage accorded this controversy by local newspapers can
be read online at:
http://www.gazette.net/200045/rockville/news/31970-1.html
and
http://jrnl.net/news/00/Nov/jrn46071100.html
Below is a copy of the certified letter from ABLS, reporting the test
results to County Executive Douglas Duncan. [If you have any questions,
I can be reached today until 2:30 pm EST at (202) 338-5086 or from 3 -
5:30 pm at (202) 274-4300.]
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October 31, 2000
CERTIFIED MAIL
Return Receipt Requested
Honorable Douglas M. Duncan
County Executive
101 Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Dear Mr. Duncan,
This is to notify you that on
Friday, October 26th, I conducted a
ninety-minute test of the effectiveness of the "INET Library Plus"
filtering software which your office plans to install by the end of the
year on the Internet workstations in every public library children's room
across Montgomery County. The test session took place at the
administrative headquarters of the Department of Public Libraries,
99 Maryland Avenue, from 10:30 am -12 pm. Two representatives from the
Montgomery County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Ruth Fort
and Bob Coe, accompanied me to witness and take notes on the results.
For this test we sat at an
Internet workstation connected to the
"INET Library Plus" server in Wayne, Nebraska, where the filter vendor
(Inventive Communications) is based. We attempted to visit forty-eight
(48) different Web sites, ten (10) of which contained "adult" material
not
suitable for children. Because INET uses a pre-selected blacklist of
banned sites (instead of a more sophisticated keyword-blocking program) we
expected the filter to under, rather than overblock. Although just three
(3) of the non-pornographic, protected speech sites were erroneously
blocked, 90% of the inappropriate sites were accessible *despite* the INET
filter. To avoid the need to describe these sites in detail, I will list
the location of each one at the conclusion of this letter, along with the
corresponding links that the filter allowed us to follow. This will enable
you and your staff to determine whether "INET Library Plus" is good
enough
for the residents of Montgomery County.
Of the nine adult sites which
weren't blocked by the filter, four
of them (#3, 4, 6 & 9 on the attached list) were accessed by simply typing
each site's URL into the location box of the browser. The remaining five
were reached by finding out the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the site
and typing that number after "http://" instead of the letter-based
URL. For example, the IP address of www.hustler.com
is 208.145.170.7
(please note: computers nowadays enable users to "ping" any Web site
and
obtain the IP address within seconds). In the event that the IP address of
the adult site was blocked, we were still able to circumvent the filter by
using the infamous "Akamai bypass" which was widely publicized last
summer. A detailed explanation of this technique is available at
http://www.peacefire.org/bypass/Proxy/akamai.html,
but it essentially
entails pasting an akamaitech.net URL as a prefix in front of the adult IP
address you're attempting to visit. Because Web sites use akamaitech.net
to serve their banner ads, filter vendors are extremely reluctant to block
them. And, even if a particular Akamai URL is blocked, users can easily
find thousands more by searching for "akamaitech.net" from their
browsers.
As you may know, the Library
Board tentatively endorsed your
proposal to install filters in all county library children's rooms at their
August 9th meeting---provided that an "effective" system could be
found.
In a library staff videotape produced by the Department last winter,
Assistant County Attorney Clifford Royalty asserts that there is no
software yet designed which can distinguish between obscenity and protected
speech. Moreover, the Assistant State Superintendent for Libraries, J.
Maurice Travillian, has declared in writing that Montgomery County's
proposed "Internet Use Policy" already meets the requirements of SB
522
*without* the need to install blocking software.
While computer filters have
proven to be of limited use within the
confines of the home and workplace, ABLS has consistently opposed their
mandatory imposition by government in libraries. The reason we're against
this type of software in the public forum is not because we favor minors
viewing inappropriate material, but simply because filters will not--indeed
can never--work. If your administration knowingly deploys this defective
technology in our public libraries, you'll be giving parents a false sense
of security and will inevitably expose their children to the allegedly
harmful material which you seek to block.
Sincerely yours,
Allen Hengst, Secretary
Alliance for Better Library Services
PO Box 30951
Bethesda, MD 20824
Attachment: List of Web sites
cc: County Attorney
County
Council
Library
Board
American Civil Liberties Union
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BLOCKED
(erroneously)
1) http://www.envirolink.org
Envirolink: The Online
Environmental Community
2) http://www.safersex.org
The Safer Sex Page
3) http://www.aidsquilt.org/aidsinfo
The AIDS Quilt
NOT BLOCKED
(despite INET filter)
1) http://www.playboy.com
* "Playboy home page"
2) http://www.hustler.com
* "Hustler home page"
3) http://www.amplifiedpromo.com/nakedpicturesofmyex/
"Naked Pictures of My Ex-Girlfriends"
[click on circular silhouette of woman,
then any of the 9 new circles that appear]
4) http://www.anneliadolfsson/com/home.html
"Anneli Adolfsson's Fetish
Gallery"
[click on "Fetish Gallery,"
then "xxxFetish"]
5) http://www.realdoll.com
* Real Doll Models
[to view high end love dolls, click on "view models"]
6) http://www.wondersmith.com/bordel/index.htm
"Guide to Legal
Prostitution in Nevada"
[click on links to: "photos" of prostitutes, "how much,"
"driving directions" to bordellos, etc.]
7) http://www.fantasyone.net
* Girls of Fantasy One
[enter site, then click on "peek" to see
"Perfect Peek of Week"]
8) http://www.jeanswing.com
* Jean Swing Home Page
[enter site, then follow links]
9) http://www.jessamyn.com/naked/links.html
Naked photos of women--plus
1 man--with a librarian
theme
[8 of 11 links on this page
were displayed;
only "Phil"
& two "Donna's" were blocked]
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* These sites were viewed by using the IP address
alone or in combination with the "Akamai Bypass."
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